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The Belgian armada in the 8th E-Rallye Monte-Carlo was in full attack mode on Thursday morning, putting in a fine performance between Saint Martin d’Entraunes and Col des Champs (RS4, 16,1 km), at an altitude of over 2,000 meters. Hot on the heels of a 2nd place in RS3, Bernard Heine and Valérie Piette were the most efficient in RS4, in their VW ID7 Tourer. They were closely followed, at ten penalty points only, by their compatriots Michel Decremer and Jennifer Hugo, in an ID3 also entered by the Belgian VW Club.
A third Belgian VW Club crew made it into the Top 5 of this stage, in the ID4 driven by Bruno Thiry, the 2003 European rally champion, and perfectly navigated by Laurent Secrétin. Just behind it was the BMW EX2 of Monegasques Olivier Campana and Nicolas Milanesio, flying the colours of Yacht Club de Monaco. And two other crews completed the Belgian demonstration: Antoine Dechamps and Bernard Verstraete (VW ID4), tied 7th with Eric Cunin and Virginie Palizeul (VW ID3). The score was impressive: five Belgian duos in the Top 8 of this RS4.
In the overall standings, Eneko Conde and Lukas Sergnese (Kia EV6 GT), the 2023 winners, did the job again: by adding a 4th place in RS4 to their 5th place in RS3, they consolidated their position as leaders of this 8th edition, with 400 penalty points, now chased by three Belgian VWs (Dechamps, Decremer, Thiry) determined to spoil their day, and if possible the rally.
In the Ladies Cup, another Belgian driver, Nadia Delvaux, partnered by Jean-Marc Piret in a Peugeot e-208, is currently leading the way, in 17th place overall. In front of Doris Mattei (Hyundai Kona), 24th, and Beitske Visser (Polestar), 27th, who occupy with her the forefront of the women’s contingent. In the Colmars les Alpes regrouping park, a small snack was offered by the medieval town and all 62 crews then left silently for the two remaining stages of this 2nd Leg.
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